Binder



July 3, 1934. G. W HOPKlNs 1,964,851

BINDER Filed Nov. 28, 1952 IN V EN TOR.

eorfc W. Hap/Ons Patented July 3, 1934 .BINDER lGeorge W. `Hopkins, Cleveland, "Ollio `iApplica.tionloverril)er28, 1932, Serial No. `644,673

" Claims.

Ifit -is `desirable `to lprovide Apublications such as periodicals, magazinea'telephone directories,-and books -withbinders orcovers 'forprotectiom particularly when the publicationis subjected to con- *5 -siderable handling, vas in public places, such as libraries, reading rooms, and reception rooms.

Theft of publications like magazines, which are vprovided in public -places f'for Athe `convenience of the public, 4is Van-evil which it has been found is very diflicultito combat. `It appears that thecircumstances of finding a publication'in a public iplacefare highly conducive to acts, uponthepart fof analarmingpercentage of `the public, which constitute pure theft. f

vThe -object of the Jinvention is to provide a binder which will protect the publication from getting soiled and mutilated, display the cover of the publication, prevent ready removal of the publication from the binder, disclose the name of the owner of the publication, receive publications of different sizes, and be economical to manufacture.

Description of figures Fig. 1 is a front view of a binder in which the invention has been embodied, showing a magazine contained therein.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on line 2-2 in Fig. 3 which is an end view.

W80 Fig. 4 is a detail section on line 4 4 in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail section on line 5--5 in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a View of the key for opening the binder.

Description of device "f1-35 The binder comprises a pair of covers 1, which are sheets of durable, iiexible, transparent material, such'as cellophane, attached to base 2, which is preferably made of metal, such as aluminum. Covers 1 are attached to base 2 by means of rivets 3 and strips 4, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. Strips 4 are made of metal and serve to assist in securing the covers to the base by acting as clamps throughout the length of the attached edges. They also act as sides to the base to provide a box-like compartment for the magazine 5, as will appear from Fig. 5.

Base 2 is provided at its ends with integral lugs 6, 7, which are slotted to receive the ends of a retaining bar 8, having a serrated edge 9 to engage the magazine. One end of bar 8 is retained in the slot in lug 6 by pin 10, about which bar 8 can be oscillated. The other end of bar 8 fits into the slot in lug 7, as shown in Fig. 4. The slots in the lugs are only sufficiently wide to accommodate the 355' bar.

Lug- 7 -is provided with a tapped hole 11, `the diameter `of which is greater A'than the'width of the-slot. lScrew 12 can be Athreaded into'hole Y11, after bar 8 has been swung toengageitsiree -end inthe slot-of slug 7, to Av'retainthe end of the bar therein. A -notch 17 is provided in the end of bar 8 yto receive screw 12, as shown 'in Fig. 2. Screw 12 `-has a'special Lhead L13, having `two dia- `metrical notches 14 initsperiphery with-which :lugs 15 (Fig. -6) of key 1-6 can 4be engaged -for `turning thevscrew. v'Ihe-bar"intersects andex- Ytends through-and beyond'the threadedlbore in fthelug 7, whereby thebottom of thenotch 17in fthe bar is adaptedlto-befengaged `by the threaded end of the screw 13, thus enabling the lattertofbe screwed down with a minimum of turning effort.

The name of the owner can be placed at 18 on base 2, as by embossing, so that it cannot be readily eaced.

To insert the magazine in the binder the screw 12 is removed from hole 11 with key 16, bar 8 is swung about its pivot 10, and the bound edge of the magazine placed against base 2, which, with its sides 4 and end lugs 6, 7, provides a box. 'Ihe magazine is then opened at approximately its middle and the bar 8 is swung into place with its end in the slot in lug 7. Screw 12 is threaded into hole 11, its end engaging in notch 17 in bar 8, pressing the bar down into the slot and also pressing the serrated edge 9 of bar 8 against the magazine to rmly hold it in place against base 2 and prevent movement of the magazine in the binder.

It will readily appear that the magazine cannot be removed from the binder without employing the key 16. The bar cannot be sprung out by reason of its end being conned in the slot in lug 7, and because of the engagement of screw 12 with notch 17. It is locked in place. By arranging the axis of screw 12 in the plane of oscillation of bar 8, the bar is not only thoroughly secured against oscillation but the act of screwing the screw into place operates to press the bar into engagement with the magazine, so that no other devices, such as springs, need be provided to hold the magazine rmly in the binder. Magazines of different sizes can be placed in a given size binder and each will be securely held therein by reason of the serrated edge 9 of the bar 8 g which is pressed into the magazine by the screw 12, thus rmly clamping the magazine against the base 2.

The cover of the magazine is fully disclosed by the use of the cellophane covers in the binder, so

that the name, date, and contents of the magazine can be ascertained without opening the cover of the binder.

It has been found that the above-described binder can be economically manufactured, that it protects magazines from wear and theft, and in general fulfills the object of the invention heretofore set forth.

It is to be understood that the term magazine which is employed in the following claims may apply to other publications such as telephone books, etc.

I, therefore, claim as my invention:

1. A binder comprising, two covers consisting solely of sheets of transparent material, a base, having lugs at its ends, two strips, said strips being secured to said base and extending therefrom to form sides of a compartment the ends of which are formed by said lugs, one edge of each of said covers being secured between said base and one of said strips, said compartment being adapted to receive the bound edge of a magazine, and means mounted on said lugs to retain the magazine in said compartment. l

2. A binder comprising a base, cover means attached to said base, a retaining bar pivotally mounted on one end of said base; a slot formed in the other end of said base, a threaded bore in said base intersecting said slot intermediate its ends, said bar being adapted to be swung into said slot so as to intersect and extend through said threaded bore; and a screw threaded into said bore, the threaded end of the screw being adapted to press against the top of said bar when the latter is in the slot.

3. A binder comprising a base, cover means attached to said base, a flat retaining bar pivotally mounted on one end of said base; a slot formed in the other end of said base, a threaded bore in said base intersecting said slot intermediate its ends, said bar being adapted to be swung into said slot so as to intersect and extend through said threaded bore, the part of the bar which extends through said bore being formed With a notch; and a screw threaded into said bore, the threaded end of the screw being adapted to press against the bottom of the notch in said bar when the latter is in said slot.

f1. A binder comprising a base, cover means attached to said base, a serrated retaining bar pivotally mounted on one end of said base; a slot formed in the other end of said base, a threaded boreV in said base intersecting said slot intermediate its ends, said bar being adapted to be swung into said slot so as to intersect and extend through said threaded bore; and a screw threaded into said bore, the threaded end of the screw being adapted to pressagainst the top of said bar when the latter is in the slot. Y l

5. A binder comprising a base; two covers consisting solely of sheets of relatively iiexible transparent material disposed in abutting relation to the opposite sides of said base; two strips of relatively rigid material each wider than said base disposed in abutting relation to the portions of said cover sheets which abut said base; means for securing said base, said cover sheets, and said strips together; and means to secure a magazine to said base.

GEORGE W. HOPKINS. 

